Identity, Society, and Gender in British and American Quest Romance

Vaci, Dajana

master's thesis

Identity, Society, and Gender in British and American Quest Romance

Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2015. urn:nbn:hr:142:735808

Vaci, Dajana

Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

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Vaci, D. (2015). Identity, Society, and Gender in British and American Quest Romance (Master's thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:735808

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Vaci, Dajana. "Identity, Society, and Gender in British and American Quest Romance." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2015. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:735808

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Vaci, D. (2015). 'Identity, Society, and Gender in British and American Quest Romance', Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 01 December 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:735808

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Vaci D. Identity, Society, and Gender in British and American Quest Romance [Master's thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2015 [cited 2024 December 01] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:735808

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D. Vaci, "Identity, Society, and Gender in British and American Quest Romance", Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2015. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:735808

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Title	Identity, Society, and Gender in British and American Quest Romance
Title (croatian)	Identitet, društvo i rod u britanskom i američkom "romanu potrage"
Author	Dajana Vaci
Mentor	Sanja Runtić (mentor)
Committee member	Biljana Oklopčić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee member	Jadranka Zlomislić (član povjerenstva)
Committee member	Sanja Runtić (član povjerenstva)
Granter	Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Osijek
Defense date and country	2015-01-30, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline	HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Philology Anglistics
Abstract	The paper discusses the elements of the quest romance in Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (1719), Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726), Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), and Jerome David Salinger's The Catcher in The Rye (1951). It focuses on the novels' male protagonists who embark on an identity quest by distancing themselves from their family and friends and experiencing numerous adventures. The more adventures the protagonist undertakes, the more he learns about himself and the world around him. Yet, towards the end of his journey, he realizes that he does not fit into society and that he must continue with his quest. Accordingly, neither of these characters' quests leads to a closure. The analysis pays attention to both the hero's psychological development and his changed relation to society upon his return. It also interprets Defoe's, Swift's, Twain's, and Salinger's works in terms of social critique as all of them draw attention to important political and social issues of their time. Whereas Defoe and Swift expose the psychology of colonialism, corruption, and dishonesty, Twain and Salinger address racial issues, hypocrisy, and materialism of nineteenth- and twentieth-century American society, respectively. Additionally, the paper discusses the role of gender in shaping the narrative formulas and social implications of the quest genre.
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Language	english
URN:NBN	urn:nbn:hr:142:735808
Study programme	Title: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Translation and Interpreting Studies, Philology Course: Philology Study programme type: university Study level: graduate Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
Type of resource	Text
File origin	Born digital
Access conditions	Open access
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